the calendar year just begun or about to begin
新年
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Happy New Year! 新年快乐!
the first few days or weeks of a year
一年的头几天(或几周)
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the band is playing at Wembley in the new year .新年伊始,乐队正在文布利演出。
the period immediately before and after 31 December
元旦
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the facilities are closed over Christmas and New Year .设施在圣诞和元旦期间都关闭了。
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New Year's informal, chiefly N. Amer. New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. 〈非正式,主北美〉 元旦;除夕 -
see the new year in stay up until after midnight on 31 December to celebrate the start of a new year 守岁